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Abstract
Disclosed is a lamp assembly providing multiple beam patterns in accordance with traveling conditions of a vehicle. The lamp assembly includes a lamp, a lamp shield driving apparatus blocking a part of light from the lamp by a predetermined shield pattern, a lens condensing the blocked light forward, and a housing accommodating the lamp and the lamp shield driving apparatus. The lamp shield driving apparatus includes a first shield having a predetermined cut off pattern, a second shield overlapping with the first shield and having a different cut off pattern from the first shield, and a driving unit moving either the first shield or the second shield linearly. Two or more beam patterns are formed in accordance with the movement of any one of the shields while the first shield overlaps with the second shield.
Description
- This application claims priority from Korean Patent Application No. 10-2006-24871 filed on Mar. 17, 2006 in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to a head lamp, and more particularly, to a lamp assembly that provides multiple beam patterns in accordance with traveling conditions of a vehicle.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- A head lamp, which is also called a headlight, is a lamp illuminating a forward path of a vehicle, which requires luminous intensity such that obstacles located 100 m ahead of the road can be recognized. Each country has different standards of the head lamp from each other. In particular, the head lamp beam has a different irradiation direction according to whether traffic keeps to the right or to the left.
- In general, the head lamp is designed such that the beam of a vehicle of an LHD (Left Hand Drive) is irradiated further to the right side of the traveling direction of the vehicle, with respect to the center line of the road, the beam of a vehicle of RHD (Right Hand Drive) is irradiated further to the left side. That is, regardless of whether the left hand drive or right hand drive, the beam of the head lamp is irradiated weaker to the closer side to the center line. By controlling the irradiation direction of the beam of the head lamp, the amount of beam to be irradiated on drivers who are driving in the opposite direction is decreased so as to prevent glare on the eyes of the drivers to keep the regulation.
- A vehicle head lamp in the related art provides a driver with a fixed illumination pattern regardless of the various conditions of the road. Therefore, a driver cannot have an appropriate view for a safe driving, during high speed driving when a longer distance view should be ensured, and during driving in the downtown area where dependency on the intensity of light of the head lamp decreases due to the surrounding illumination being relatively bright, during driving in the heavy rain where glare on the opposite side increases due to reflected light from rain, snow or a wet road and the view becomes narrow.
- Therefore, an object of the invention is to provide an illumination pattern that is optimized for changes in road conditions, as compared to the fixed illumination pattern in the related art, which ensures safe driving even with different road conditions.
- An object of the present invention is to optimize an illumination pattern in accordance with a road condition that continuously changes during traveling, which provides a driver with an appropriate view for the road condition.
- Objects of the present invention are not limited to those mentioned above, and other objects of the present invention will be apparently understood by those skilled in the art through the following description.
- According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a lamp shield driving apparatus including a first shield having a predetermined cut off pattern, a second shield overlapping with the first shield and having a different cut off pattern from the first shield, and a driving unit moving either the first shield or the second shield linearly. In this case, two or more beam patterns are formed in accordance with the movement of any one of the shields while the first shield overlaps with the second shield.
- According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a lamp assembly including a lamp, a lamp shield driving apparatus blocking a part of light from the lamp by a predetermined shield pattern, a lens condensing the blocked light forward, and a housing accommodating the lamp and the lamp shield driving apparatus. The lamp shield driving apparatus includes a first shield having a predetermined cut off pattern, a second shield overlapping with the first shield and having a different cut off pattern from the first shield, and a driving unit moving either the first shield or the second shield linearly. Two or more beam patterns are formed in accordance with the movement of any one of the shields while the first shield overlaps with the second shield.
- Details of other embodiments of the present invention are included in the detailed description and drawings.
- The above and other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent by describing in detail preferred embodiments thereof with reference to the attached drawings, in which:
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FIG. 1 is a view schematically showing a construction of a projection type head lamp. -
FIG. 2A is a view showing a beam irradiation pattern according to class C. -
FIG. 2B is a view showing a beam irradiation pattern according to class V. -
FIG. 2C is a view showing a beam irradiation pattern according to class E. -
FIG. 2D is a view showing a beam irradiation pattern according to class W. -
FIG. 3A is a view showing class C according to an embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 3B is a view showing class E according to the embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 3C is a view showing a high lamp pattern according to the embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 3D is a view showing class V according to the embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a construction of a lamp shield driving apparatus according to the embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a lamp shield driving apparatus in a class C state ofFIG. 3A . -
FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating the lamp shield driving apparatus ofFIG. 5 , as seen from the rear side. -
FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating the lamp shield driving apparatus in a class E state ofFIG. 3B . -
FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating the lamp shield driving apparatus in a high lamp state ofFIG. 3 c. -
FIG. 9 is a perspective view illustrating a lamp shield driving apparatus in a class V state ofFIG. 3D . -
FIG. 10 is a view showing the case when the lamp shield driving apparatus is assembled into a lamp assembly. -
FIG. 11 is a view showing the case when a lens is assembled into the lamp assembly ofFIG. 10 . -
FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the lamp assembly ofFIG. 11 , as seen from the rear side. - Advantages and features of the present invention and methods of accomplishing the same may be understood more readily by reference to the following detailed description of preferred embodiments and the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete and will fully convey the concept of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the present invention will only be defined by the appended claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification.
- An embodiment of the invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a view schematically showing a construction of a projectiontype head lamp 10. The projection type head lamp converges light, which is more advantageous to a light distribution surface, as compared to a typical clear type, and makes the front side of the vehicle to have a sporty look. - A light-emitting
lamp 11 emits light, and the light is reflected by amirror surface 12 formed with a predetermined shape (for example, oval) and converges to aplace 16 in front of thelamp 11. The converged light is refracted by arefractive lens 15 provided in front of the light so as to be irradiated in the forward direction. A light component that is emitted upward among the emitted light is reflected by themirror surface 12 and travels downward, and a light component that is emitted downward is reflected by amirror surface 13 and travels upward. Except for the case when a high beam is irradiated, the light that is emitted downward and travels upward is blocked by ashield 14, which prevents inconvenience to drivers. - As described above, the projection
type head lamp 10 is different from the clear type head lamp in that the light reflected by themirror surface 12 converges substantially to theplace 16. Therefore, even when the shape of theshield 14 in the vicinity of theplace 16 is slightly changed, it is possible to form multiple beam irradiation patterns. -
FIGS. 2A to 2D are views showing multiple beam irradiation patterns.FIG. 2A shows class C. Class C is abeam pattern 21 that is appropriate when avehicle 20 travels on a country road. When compared to a typical low beam, class C is obtained by increasing the amount of light without causing inconvenience to a view of the road on the opposite side. -
FIG. 2B shows class V. Class V is a beam pattern appropriate when thevehicle 20 travels in such an environment that ensures enough light intensity such as a downtown area. In particular, a left/right view increases as compared to that ofclass C 21, a view of a shorter length (50 to 60 m ahead of a vehicle) thanclass C 21 is ensured. In this case, to increase the left/right view, generally, the irradiation direction of the head lamp on the left/right side is slightly tilted outward. -
FIG. 2C shows class E. Class E is a beam pattern appropriate when thevehicle 20 travels on a highway or a straight road. Therefore,class E 23 has a slightly longer forward long distance view thanclass C 21. - Last,
FIG. 2D shows class W. Class W is a beam pattern appropriate when thevehicle 20 travels in the rain, or on a wet road. Therefore, the forward long distance view of class W is similar to that ofclass E 23, but the amount of light is decreased up to 10 to 20 m ahead of a vehicle to reduce reflective glare. - As shown in
FIGS. 2A to 2D , it is necessary to change the beam pattern in theactual vehicle 20 in accordance with various traveling conditions. In particular, in the case of using the projection type head lamp, it is possible to change multiple beam patterns by only changing a shield. However, as for a method of changing the beam pattern in the related art, the construction is complex and manufacturing cost is high, and problems are found in that it is difficult to accurately control a shield pattern for forming a specific beam pattern. - For this, according to the invention, there is provided a method of simply forming multiple beam patterns (class C, class E, class V, and high lamp) by overlapping a class C shield (first shield) with a class E shield (second shield), and moving one of these shields in a horizontal direction.
FIG. 3A to 3D are views respectively showing a combination of afirst shield 30 and asecond shield 40, forming class C, class E, class V, and a high lamp. - First, as shown in
FIG. 3A , the case where thefirst shield 30 overlaps with thesecond shield 40 indicates class C. The class C is formed by a cut off pattern of thefirst shield 30, and thesecond shield 40 does not directly involve in forming the pattern. If the place “a” is where the light of the projection lamp converges, a shield pattern pc of class C is composed of two horizontal lines (upper line and lower line) and a line which connects the two lines and is inclined downward to the right at a predetermined first angle. A step having a predetermined size t1 exists between the two horizontal lines. - The
first shield 30 includes a first engagingprotrusion 31 in the horizontal direction on the left side, and a second engagingprotrusion 32 in a diagonal direction on the right side. Thesecond shield 40 is supported by atorsion spring 41 so as to keep its vertical position, as shown inFIG. 3A , while an external force is removed. In class C state (neutral state), as shown inFIG. 3A , if thefirst shield 30 moves to the left or right by a predetermined offset, another beam pattern can be formed. -
FIG. 3B shows class E that is formed by moving thefirst shield 30 ofFIG. 3A moves to the left. The class E is formed by a cut off pattern of thesecond shield 40, and thefirst shield 30 also involves in forming the pattern. As for a shield pattern pe of class E that is formed in the place “a” where the light of the projection lamp converges, the shield pattern pc of class E is composed of two horizontal lines (upper line and lower line) and a long which connects the two lines and is inclined downward to the right at a predetermined second angle. Thefirst shield 30 involves in forming one of the two horizontal lines. While a step having the same size t1 as the size of class C exists between the two horizontal lines, the second angle is larger than the first angle of class C. - In the case of
FIG. 3B , if thefirst shield 30 moves further to the left, thesecond shield 40 is brought into contact with the second engagingprotrusion 32 of the first shield and tilts about a rotational axis to which thetorsion spring 41 is connected (seeFIG. 3C ). If so, no shield is applied to the place “a” where the light of the projection lamp converges, the light that is emitted downward and reflected upward inFIG. 1 can pass. That is, a high lamp pattern is formed. Even if an additional fixed shield is added to thefirst shield 30 and thesecond shield 40, ahorizontal level 56 of the fixed shield is positioned low so as not to deter the light that is reflected upward. Afterwards, when thefirst shield 30 returns to the initial position, thesecond shield 40 returns to the initial vertical position by resilience of thetorsion spring 41. - In the meantime, in the case of
FIG. 3A , if thefirst shield 30 moves to the right by more than a predetermined size, more than a lower half of the place “a” where the light of the projection lamp converges is covered by the horizontal portion of the first shield 30 (upper horizontal portion of the two horizontal portions) (seeFIG. 3D ). Therefore, class V is formed to have a shorter beam irradiation distance than class C or class E. However, the irradiation direction of the right and left head lamps needs to be further tilted to the outside to form a broader view angle in a transverse direction of thevehicle 20. A technique of horizontally tilting the head lamp is disclosed in many related arts, thus, description thereof will be omitted in this specification. -
FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a construction of a lampshield driving apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the invention. The lampshield driving apparatus 100 includes thefirst shield 30, thesecond shield 40, a fixedshield 50, a fixedshield cover 60, astep motor 70, and alead screw 80. A driving unit is defined by thestep motor 70 and thelead screw 80. - The fixed
shield 50 is a stationary shield, which is formed in a semicircular shape so as to cover a lower half surface from the light provided by the projection lamp. Abracket 54 is provided to one side of the fixedshield 50, such that the fixedshield 50 is joined with astep motor housing 71. The fixedshield 50 is fixed by fastening screw holes 54 a to 54 e formed through thebracket 54 and screwholes protrusions step motor housing 71. - A
notch 51 is formed at the center of the linear part of the semicircular fixedshield 50 so as to a have a step with size t2 from the linear part, such that converged light from the projection lamp can pass through the notch. In addition, acircular hole 55 is formed at the lower end part of the fixedshield 50, such that therotation shaft 40 b of thesecond shield 40 is inserted through the hole. - The
first shield 30 has a sectional shape shown inFIGS. 3A to 3D . That is, the cut off pattern of the upper end, which substantially functions as a shield, is composed of two lines (upper line and lower line) having a step with a predetermined size t1 therebetween and a slant line connecting the two lines. Aslider 34 protrudes at a portion of the surface of thefirst shield 30 so as to guide thefirst shield 30 to move horizontally, and afemale screw 33 is formed at the lower end part of thefirst shield 30 so as to be joined with thelead screw 80 to allow linear movement. If thelead screw 80 rotates in one direction, thefirst shield 30 linearly moves in the transverse direction by the male screw-female screw joint relationship. - A vertical through
hole 35 is formed through thefirst shield 30, as seen from above. With respect to the vertical throughhole 35, a vertical first engagingprotrusion 31 is formed at the left, and a diagonal second engagingprotrusion 32 is formed at the right, as described above with reference toFIGS. 3A to 3D . Ashield plate 40 a of thesecond shield 40 is inserted through the vertical throughhole 35, thereby forming an overlapped shape shown inFIGS. 3A to 3D . - The
second shield 40 includes theshield plate 40 a, therotation shaft 40 b which allows theshield plate 40 a to rotate, a fixinghole 40 c which is formed at one side of theshield plate 40 a and fixes one end of thetorsion spring 41. One end of therotation shaft 40 b passes through a bearing 43 so as to be inserted into thecircular hole 55 of the fixedshield 50, and the other end of therotation shaft 40 b passes through thetorsion spring 41 and the bearing 42 so as to be inserted into acircular hole 44 c of a fixingblock 44. As the fixingblock 44 has twoscrew holes shield 50 by screwing, thesecond shield 40 is restricted from moving other than rotating about therotation shaft 40 b. - The cut off pattern at the upper end of the
shield plate 40 a is composed of two lines (upper line and lower line) having a step with a predetermined size t3 and a slant line connecting the two lines. The size t3 is larger than the size t1 that is the step of thefirst shield 30, and the inclination of the slant line is larger than that of the slant line of thefirst shield 30. - The fixed
shield cover 60 is fastened to the fixedshield 50 so as to form a space to accommodate thefirst shield 30. For this, screw holes 62 a and 62 b of the fixedshield cover 60 are joined withprotrusions shield 50. Anotch 64 of a predetermined size t2 is formed at the upper end part of the fixedshield cover 60. Preferably, thenotch 64 is formed in a similar shape to that of thenotch 51. - In addition, a
long slot 63 is formed in the fixedshield cover 60 in the horizontal direction, theslider 34 of thefirst shield 30 is inserted in theslot 63, and theslider 34 guides thefirst shield 30 to linearly move along theslot 63. Additionally, a circular ring 61 is formed at one side of the fixedshield cover 60, such that an end of thelead screw 80 is inserted into the ring 61, thus preventing thelead screw 80 from bending. - The
step motor 70 rotates thelead screw 80 that is directly connected to a drivingshaft 73 in an axial direction at a desired angle. Since thelead screw 80 is combined with thefemale screw 33 of thefirst shield 30, relationship between a rotational angle and a horizontal displacement of thefirst shield 30 is defined, according to pitches of the lead screw. Accordingly, it is understood how far the drivingshaft 73 should be rotated to gain a specific horizontal displacement of thefirst shield 30. - In general, a step motor has more advantages than the other AC servo motor and DC servo motor in respect to controlling angles accurately. The step motor is a device to convert digital pulses into mechanical axial movement, and a distal source applies pulses. The shaft of the motor rotates at a predetermined angle per pulse. Taking this into consideration, it is possible to control a method of driving and the speed, by setting an interval between pulses properly. However, other driving devices, such as a servo motor and a linear motor (in this case, it is unnecessary to convert rotation into linear movement, and vice versa, by the male screw-female screw relationship), may be used instead of the step motor.
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FIG. 5 is a view showing the assembly of the components ofFIG. 4 .FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the lampshield driving apparatus 100 in class C state ofFIG. 3A . Thefirst shield 30 is inserted into a space formed by the fixedshield 50 and the fixedshield cover 60, and thesecond shield 40 is inserted into the vertical through hole of thefirst shield 30. As for thesecond shield 40, in the class C state, thenotch 64 is hidden by thefirst shield 30, and thesecond shield 40 is not actually involved in forming the beam pattern. - The
slider 34 of thefirst shield 30 is inserted into theslot 63 of the fixedshield cover 60, therotation shaft 40 b of thesecond shield 40 is inserted into thecircular hole 44 c of the fixingblock 44, and thelead screw 80 is joined with thefemale screw 33 of thefirst shield 30. -
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the lampshield driving apparatus 100 ofFIG. 5 , as seen from the rear side. The lamp is located ahead of the fixedshield 50 ofFIG. 6 . The entire surface of the fixedshield 50 and thefirst shield 30 block the light of the lamp. -
FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the lampshield driving apparatus 100 in class E state ofFIG. 3B . In class C state ofFIG. 5 , if thelead screw 80 is rotated in direction A, thefirst shield 30 moves toward thestep motor 70, accordingly, the upper end of thesecond shield 40 is exposed as shown inFIG. 7 , thus obtaining class E ofFIG. 3B . -
FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the lampshield driving apparatus 100 in a high lamp state ofFIG. 3C . In class E state ofFIG. 7 , if thelead screw 80 is further rotated in direction A, thefirst shield 30 moves further toward thestep motor 70, thus exposing thenotch 51 of the fixedshield 50 and thenotch 64 of the fixedshield cover 60. LikeFIG. 3C , as thefirst shield 30 moves, the second shield is brought into contact with the second engagingprotrusion 32 of thefirst shield 30 and tilted with respect to therotation shaft 40 b, thus not hiding thenotches -
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the lampshield driving apparatus 100 in class V state ofFIG. 3D . In the class C state ofFIG. 5 , if thelead screw 80 is rotated in the reverse direction to direction A, thefirst shield 30 moves away from thestep motor 70, thus hiding thenotches first shield 30, and obtaining class E state ofFIG. 3D . -
FIG. 10 is a view showing the case when the lampshield driving apparatus 100 is assembled into alamp assembly 200. In the lampshield driving apparatus 100, thestep motor 70 may be disposed at the left end or right end of the fixedshield 50. -
FIG. 11 is a view showing the case when alens 90 is assembled into thelamp assembly 200 ofFIG. 10 . Thelens 90 is a refractive lens to be disposed to the front surface of thelamp assembly 200 ofFIG. 10 , and is used to increase the intensity of the light emitted from the lamp. -
FIG. 12 is a perspective view of thelamp assembly 200 ofFIG. 11 , as seen from the rear side. Alamp hole 95 is formed at the rear side of thelamp assembly 200, such that the projection lamp is inserted into the lamp hole. When the lamp is disposed in thelamp hole 95, the assembling of thelamp assembly 200 is completed. - Although the present invention has been described in connection with the exemplary embodiments of the present invention, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and changes may be made thereto without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. Therefore, it should be understood that the above embodiments are not limitative, but illustrative in all aspects.
- According to the invention, as described above, it is possible to change the beam patterns of the head lamp in accordance with various traveling conditions, while ensuring a view of a driver appropriate for various road conditions, thus improving driving safety.
Claims (14)
1. A lamp assembly comprising:
a lamp;
a lamp shield driving apparatus blocking a part of light from the lamp by a predetermined shield pattern;
a lens condensing the blocked light forward; and
a housing accommodating the lamp and the lamp shield driving apparatus,
wherein the lamp shield driving apparatus comprises:
a first shield having a predetermined cut off pattern;
a second shield overlapping with the first shield, and having a different cut off pattern from the first shield;
a driving unit moving either the first shield or the second shield linearly, and
two or more beam patterns are formed in accordance with the movement of any one of the shields while the first shield overlaps with the second shield.
2. The lamp assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:
a fixed shield including a notch having a step with a predetermined size, the fixed shield having a substantially semicircular shape; and
a fixed shield cover fastened to the fixed shield to form a space for accommodating the first shield.
3. The lamp assembly of claim 2 , wherein:
the first shield linearly moves by the driving unit; and
the second shield is tilted with respect to a predetermined rotation axis.
4. The lamp assembly of claim 3 , wherein the cut off pattern is composed of two horizontal lines having a predetermined step therebetween and a slant line connecting the two horizontal lines.
5. The lamp assembly of claim 4 , wherein the second shield has a larger step than the first shield.
6. The lamp assembly of claim 4 , wherein the slant line of the second shield is more steeply inclined than the slant line of the first shield.
7. The lamp assembly of claim 3 , wherein:
the driving unit comprises a step motor rotating a driving shaft at a specific angle and a lead screw directly connected to the driving shaft in an axial direction; and
the first shield linearly move by rotating the lead screw.
8. The lamp assembly of claim 7 , wherein the second shield is brought into contact with an engaging protrusion of the first shield due to the linear movement of the first shield, so that the second shield is tilted.
9. The lamp assembly of claim 8 , further comprising a torsion spring returning the second shield to an initial position when an external force is removed from the second shield.
10. The lamp assembly of claim 7 , wherein:
the first shield comprises a slider and a female screw that is joined with the lead screw; and
the fixed shield cover comprises a slot guiding the slider to linearly move and a circular ring to which an end of the lead screw joined with the female screw is inserted.
11. The lamp assembly of claim 10 , wherein:
the first shield further comprises a through hole vertically penetrating the first shield; and
the second shield is inserted through the through hole.
12. The lamp assembly of claim 6 , wherein the beam patterns comprise two or more of class C, class E, class V, and a high lamp pattern.
13. The lamp assembly of claim 12 , wherein:
the C class is formed by the cut off pattern of the first shield;
the E class is formed by a combination of the cut off pattern of the first shield and the cut off pattern of the second shield;
the V classis is formed by an upper line of the cut off pattern of the first shield; and
the high lamp pattern is formed by the notch of the fixed shield.
14. A lamp shield driving apparatus comprising:
a first shield having a predetermined cut off pattern;
a second shield overlapping with the first shield, and having a different cut off pattern from that of the first shield; and
a driving unit linearly moving either the first shield or the second shield,
wherein two or more beam patterns are formed in accordance with the movement of any one of the shields while the first shield overlaps with the second shield.
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